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待合室 (2006)

待合室 poster
Directed by
Makoto Itakura
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A notebook left at a train station in Japan collects the thoughts and stories of people passing through. The film follows how these writings connect the lives of various individuals.

quietreflectivegentleslow-pacedpoignantcontemplativeintimatemeditative

What happens

『待合室 -Notebook of Life-』(まちあいしつ -ノートブック・オブ・ライフ-)は、2006年公開の日本映画。 IGRいわて銀河鉄道小繫駅に置かれている「命のノート」をテーマにしている。脚本家、板倉真琴が初監督を務めた。トムソン社製のカメラ「VIPER」を使用して撮影された、日本初の映画。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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